CHEERIOS FRUITY RECIPES

Steps:

• Place waxed paper on a large work surface where you will build your rainbow. Separate Fruity Cheerios™ into five colors. You need 1-1/4 cup of each color.
• In microwave-proof bowl, put 10 large marshmallows and one pat of butter (about 1-1/2 tbsp). Microwave on high for 45 seconds. Remove from microwave and stir. Return to microwave and cook another 45 seconds on high.
• Remove marshmallow mixture from microwave and stir it well, until it is smooth and completely mixed. It will be very liquid. Add 1-1/4 cups of the purple cereal to the marshmallow mixture. Mix well and place on waxed paper to cool just a bit.
• Spray hands with cooking spray. When mixture is cool enough to handle but still warm enough to shape, mold the mixture into a long rope and place it in an arc around a 7 inch diameter bowl, pressing and pulling the cereal mixture until it is uniform thickness.
• Repeat Steps 2-4 for the other colors in this order: green, yellow, orange and red. Press each color to the one before it so the colors stick to each other to form the rainbow.
• Allow the rainbow to set completely before moving to a tray. Cut into thin slabs to serve.

Steps:

• Spray 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with cooking spray.
• In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High 30 to 45 seconds or until melted. Add marshmallows; stir to coat. Microwave on High 1 minute 15 seconds to 1 minute 20 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in cereal and 1 1/2 cups fruit flavored snacks until well coated. Press mixture evenly in pan.
• Let stand at room temperature until firm, about 1 hour. Run knife around edge of cake to loosen; invert cake onto serving platter. Top with Betty Crocker® Fruit Gushers® fruit flavored snacks to look like jewels. Store loosely covered.